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Jeremy Pendrey
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My Locale

California

About Me

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my wife and two children. I have hiked and backpacked throughout the state and beyond. Favorite trips I've taken include thru-hikes of the John Muir Trail, High Sierra Trail, and Tahoe Rim Trail.

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All Forum Posts by Jeremy Pendrey

Re: I don't like hiking.Dave: I hope I'm not partially responsible for your lack of enthusiasm for hiking. I know I planned a fairly demanding trip in the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. You would have liked the Dead...

Re: Perfect water levelsKeio: Glad to hear it worked out. Great area. As hard as it was for us in some ways, I enjoyed being there when the river was running so strong, but I can also see why it's better to avoid t...

2 nightsKen and Ken: It's great you guys are organizing this again. One suggestion is to make the trip 2 nights, Friday and Saturday, with Saturday being the official big night, but also having a res...

Backpacking and meBackpacking has served as a focus, a kind of organizing principle in my life, and has become more so each year.
A little history first. I grew up as an experienced camper, but not backpacker. ...

Re: Re: Grand Canyon of the TuolumneTony: Night time temps in Pate Valley (between 4-5,000 ft) were "warm." I was too hot in the quilt. Second night they were "comfortable" at 7800 ft. Third night they were clo...

Re: Grand Canyon of the TuolumneA little bit on day 3 and 4. After Dave turned back, Cameron, Jay and I pushed on toward Tuolumne Peak. The snow started getting thick, and the trail hard to find, but we found the half-snow cove...

All Reader Reviews by Jeremy Pendrey

Mountain Laurel Design FS exodusI have taken the FS Exodus on 2 trips this summer with very different circumstances. Both left me very happy with the FS.
First, in July, I hiked 130 miles along the PCT in the Sierra. For this t...

Vivo Barefoot Breatho TrailNOTE: THIS REVIEW IS FOR MINIMALIST SHOE WEARING HIKERS. ONLY CONSIDER THESE SHOES FOR BACKPACKING IF YOU WEAR BAREFOOT/MINIMALIST SHOES FULL TIME ALL THE TIME (NOT JUST HIKING)
Wore a new pair o...

Mountain Laurel DesignsI have to add my two cents about MLD's service. Early this summer I damaged the bottom of my Exodus pack. The damage was completely my fault (sliding down granite). I wrote Ron and asked if he ...

Mountain Laurel Designs ExodusThe Exodus is the new 2009 version of the MLD Zip pack. So far, I have taken it on 2 overnight trips and one 9 day trip. This is my first frameless pack, so I can't compare to others, but the pa...

Nuun Active Hydration tabsThese are my new go-to electrolyte replacement solution. I used them in conjunction with Saltstick pills on a 9 day TRT thru-hike. Prior to that hike I had always had evening headaches and sometimes...

Mountain Laurel Designs SuperlightI agree with the first two reviewers that this is an excellent bivy to use with a tarp. It is extremely light (mine weighs in at 6 oz even not counting the stuff sack and cord that can be attached to...

Golite Ultra 20I like this quilt but give it a 4 because the temperature rating is optimistic. I've used it once below freezing, and while I was fine, I had to layer up substantially. I used it on a mid-Septem...

Watchful Eye Designs AloksakThere are other reviews on O.P. Saks/Aloksaks pertaining to the bear-can size and the food storage and protection issues those bags raise. This review concerns Aloksaks generally. The main problem w...

Sunday Afternoon Adventure hatI highly recommend this hat for sun protection. This hat is light (M=2.5 oz on my scale) and provides full sun coverage due to the long back and wide brim, which allows you to carry much less sunbloc...